St. Paul's Episcopal Church

On this day, we begin the season of Lent. This is a time of preparation for the renewal of our baptismal vows at Easter. It is a time in which those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil are held in the prayers of the entire community. The Ash Wednesday liturgies will be celebrated at 7:00 a.m., 12 noon, and 7:00 p.m., with the litany of penitence, the imposition of ashes, and the celebration of Holy Eucharist. (The 7 p.m. service will be sung.  The others, said.)  In this season of solemn joy, we are invited to a make room for prayer, meditation on Scripture, almsgiving to the poor, and fasting in order to share food with the hungry.